liều

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Hanoi [liəw˨˩]Huế [liw˦˩]Saigon [liw˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

liềufallinghuyền

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liều means dose; dosage.

Meanings of liều in English

Noun

dose; dosage (of medicine)

Verb

to risk; to run the danger (of)

Words with liều

liều lượng liều lĩnh liều mạng

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, liều could be written as 料. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 療 (SV: liệu).

Frequently asked questions

What does liều mean in English?

liều (noun) means "dose; dosage".

How do you pronounce liều?

IPA: Hanoi [liəw˨˩]; Saigon [liw˨˩]. Tones: liều — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.